Remembering..

[skiroule]

My wife and I made a journey to our hometown this week to visit the local cemetery, mostly to do a little cleanup on the final resting place of family members. Since my father, father-in-law, and stepfather-in-law were all WWII Vets, it seemed like an appropriate time. I’d like to think that the freshly cleaned granite veteran’s markers and flowers show that we remember.

The primary task finished, we turned our attention to some other people that were laid to rest there. The war of our generation was the Viet Nam war and three of our classmates did not survive that conflict. This was a very small school (average graduating class: 40 -60 students) so these were not only classmates, but friends. Seeing the names was tough. These were guys that I suited up with for Friday night football games or conspired with to solve Mrs. Brovold’s behind the head radar system. Unlike me, they never saw their 20th birthday.

I would invite the members to recognize people of the armed forces that have a special place in their lives and if you are or were in the military, by all means, stand up and be recognized.

Just last week, I had the privilege of attending a presentation by an active duty Army Colonel. He made a statement that I doubt I will ever forget. He said “The U.S. military does not have any home jerseys”. That is a powerful statement and worthy of a little thought this weekend.

Thanks Vets -

 

[wirev]

This vet thanks you.

 

[favoritos]

The U.S. military does not have any home jerseys”. That is a powerful statement and worthy of a little thought this weekend.
Please remember.

 

[tomx]

I think about the sacrifices made by our military men and women whenever I am doing something that truly makes me feel free (riding sled, fishing with my son, taking the cycle out for a ride). I try to instill in my son a feeling, not of entitlement, but one of privledge to be able to do these things that give us pleasure. The cost for these freedoms is so intangible for a young person so it is up to me to constantly remind him of how blessed we are.

From my whole family: A huge THANK YOU to all who have sacrificed to keep us free.

 

[ezra]

just got home from fort snelling decorating graves started pouring rain I looked around and no one was running for the cars was cool. guess if they could camp out in that crap getting shot at for yrs we can stand and honor for a few min.
it is sad that the last 3 guys running the country have absolutely no Idea what it means to serve your country.they were good at weaseling out of it though

picks from wife's gramps site he was a tough hibbing guy.shot down over Germany and just his luck pulled the chute over a Nazi training camp and they took pop shots all of them on the way down.
guess he was hall ed to a pow camp and a Pow who was a Russian Doctor spoke no English operated on him in the make shift pow hospital I guess was a **** hole more or less a make shift storage building.the Rusian was the only doctor in the camp and Bronko was a serb so could speek some serbian so he says that is why the doc worked so hard to keep him alive he had 6 holes in him.
my gramp drove a tank in ww2 more or less in France the other was in the pacific he was captured but with in 3 days the us advanced and freed the make shift camp.

 

[skiroule]

I like the message in this photo. It makes me think. It's been on Facebook so perhaps you've seen it.

 

[LoveMyDobe]

Our atv club volunteered to put flags on graves. It was very good turn out, even tho we went to a cemetary that we didn't have to do. It was pouring down rain, but not cold. Very rewarding, think what these Vets did for us, us getting wet was nothing compared what they did for us!
Everyone have a great weekend, we are swimming in rain up here, why couldn't we have this in snow this winter, maybe next winter!